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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-20

The Connecticut Legislature has
passed law against running railroad
trains between sunrise and sundown
on Sundays.
The Rev. Joseph Cook proposes to
start a newspaper which he announces is
to be entirely impervious 10 the infiu-
ences of money and popularity. Of course
it is predicted that it will he Il failure A;
possibly it may be, but we should think
thero might he room in this great nation
for at least one such journal. If there is,
there is all the more need Of it.-Bdn-
g0r Rnstter.
Editor Petty of the Spartan says if our
farmers desire to raise pindars for the
children, let them, by all means, get the
Spanish pindar, for this is prolific, early
and most easily gathered. They all clus-
ter around the tap root, and can be pulled
up with it and picked off at some leisure
time.
The IHantn Constitution says sPresi-
dent Cleveland has promised to visit the
Piedmont exposition to he held in Allan
ia i'll October.
1t is said that Notwithstanding the
recent snap, there is considerable fruit
left get, for which we arc thankful.
In town in Peru where Mr.. Andrew
NJ. Milne, an agent of the American Bl-
bic Society was laboring, the Catholic
Bishop gathered the Bibles that had been
sold and made bonfire OF them. The
Bible distributors were warned and
tLrcatended with Imprisonment.
Miss l.. Elizabeth Hughes, of Dalcvillo,
Miss, has been examined and accepted
by the Woman's Board of Missions in
Nashville, Tenn, and has been assigned
to the work in China, with Miss Gordon,
of Columbus, Miss. Miss Hughes is
now preparing to leave for China next
October.
4 large brick manufactory has been es-
tablishcd at Darlington.
An Episcopal church at saltwater,
! Minn., was recently struck by lightning
and wholly destroyed.
The Maumec Rolling Mills at Toledo,
o., was burned up recently. Loss S3Oo,-
900.
David Hoffman, convicted of wreck ing
the Missouri Pacific train at Dunbar,
Kansas, last January, has been sentenced
to be hanged July -.
Another attempt has been made to kill
the Gar, resulting in the arrest of many
hundreds of suspects.
The long drought in the western Sec
! ton of Texas was broken April IL by an
all night rain.
Homespuns, brown, q; homespun, brown.
A homespun, 81; bleached homcspun, Z s.
bleachcd homespun. Al; plaid and checked
homefpuns. w. K. Bell. 4-l3
If you wish a stylish dress made call on
Mrs. Mary Taggart at w. +. Bells. Alb
Buy your dress goods for spring and sum-
mer Of me, and you will be pleased. w. Z.
Bell. i-l3
Shoes for ladies and misses in button and
lace. Also fine stock OF opera slippers. W.
T. Bell. 4-13
Fans in fine hand painted. Satin cloth and
Jap. W. T.. Bell 4-l3
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$1,000 dollars worth Of School Claims want
ed VIII give goods at close cash prices. or
will take them at s per cent. off face value
w r He'll. 4-l3
The mocking birds seem unusually merry
this spring.
Buy spectacles from II. D. Reese. He has
all sorts. 4-io
White Goods! can suit you In anything
In white goods you will need for summer !:
White robes white flouncing. w. Z. Bell. lib
German millet seed! For sale byW. Joel
smith & Son, Alb
Before buying q silk dress 1t will pay you to
examine our stock, black and colorcd. A few
patterns summer silks TO close at less than
New York cost. r. NJ. Haddon & Co. i-l3
Nottingham lace and scrim curtains. Two
II drapery and curtains at i. NJ. Haddon Il
Co.'S. 1l3
Figured batiste. yard wide. beautiful pat.
terms at u l-Sc at r. N. Haddon & Cos. 4-l3
Ruching in black, white, cream and coored.
w. Z. Bell. i-lS
Yelling in all the new goods for face veil
ing. w. L. Bell. 4-l3
Lawns, calicoes, balesitc DcOrsandies, and
Tyral stripes for ladies and misses dresses
w. E. Bell. 4-l3
Window curtains on scrin1, from loc. per
yard to l5c. Elainnie from l5c. per yard to
! l62ac. Lace cloths from l5c. to pic. w. +.
! Bell. d-13
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Knowing the Law, Will our School
Authorities Disregard 1t?

A Camden correspondent of the Columbia
Record says:
"Our present Superintendent of Education
seems to be conscientious, and certainly tries
to do his duty"
This Is no doubt strictly true; and yet the
Superintendent as his predecessors, did, de-
liberately disregards one of the duties requir-
cd OF him by the State Constitution, viz:
''Thcre shall be kept open at least six months
in each year one or more schools m each
school SiStricls."
The Superintendent probably thinks, as
each of his successors evidently thought, that
he knows better how the schools should be
run than the trainers Of the Constitutions;
and perhaps he does know better. But that
Is not the question. The Constitution is
mandatory on this point, and leaves no room
for discretion. This requirement may be an
unwise one-we do not say II IS If SO, II
should be repealed; but until repealed, 1t
should be obeyed. public officer should
obey all law, more especially the organic law.
Ne,Ube37u Observer.
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Ladies fine shoes specially with us. See
our kid button shoe at S1.50, $500. S2.SO. S2.I5,
$500, $3.50 and $50. r. VI. Haddon q Co.
Ruchngs in all the new colors and combi-
nations, ribbon ruching, ribbon and lsse COM
bincd, &c. Prices much lower than ever te-
fore at K. NJ. Haddon & Co.'S. 4.lS
Large assortment fans, newest styles at R.
NJ. Haddon & Cos. 4-13
:; Our line ribbons has never been more COM
plets. Many new styles latest shades Prices
so low that all can buy. R. NJ. Haddon &
Co. 4-18
Infants lace and embroidered caps 25c. up
at II. NJ. Haddon & Cos. 413
Newest shapes in hats received every week
by r. NJ. Haddon & Co. 4-l3
Ladies do not think of buying spring hat
or bonnet before seeing our immense stock,
modest shapes, most stylish trimmings. Low
est prices. r. NJ. Haddon & Co. 4-13
Every lady In Abbeville county should see
our line of ginghams. eersuckers, crinkles,
tufted and stripe batiste tufted pougee and
other new style dress goods. If you want
wash dress We can suit you. R. NJ. Haddon
& Co. 4-ls
Beautiful assortment of white goods. Bar.
gains in India linens at s, TO- IL 10, 25, 10 % to
DC. per yard. Mulls. French muslins, French
nainsook. &c. II. NJ. Haddon Co. 4-lS
Embroidered dress fronts, all-over embroid-
lace dress fronts, lace founcing, &c. r. NJ.
| Haddon Co. 4-l3
We can show a line of dress goods and trim.
mings which for beauty, variety and extent
has never been equalled In Abbeville. Every
| lady who admires pretty and stylish goods
should give us call this spring. r. NJ. Had
don & Co. 4-l3
Nice assortment of embroidered robes.
white and colored at r. NJ. Haddon & Co.'S.
Ginghams and seersuckers for ladies and
misses wash dresses w. E. Bell. 4-l3
Gloves! silk, Lisle thread and kids for Ia
dies and misses. Also beautiful line OF lace
mitts. w. Z. Bell. Alb
Lads corsets, DR.. Warmers, Balls, Thomp-
son. Caroline, the Bride, the best yet, and
Town Talk, w. L. Bell. Alb
Mrs Mary Tacgart has all the styles for sum-
mer dresses. w. f. Bell. 4-l3 .
Summer silk in all shades and trimmings
| TO match. w. L. Bell. Alb
Ladies' calicaes, in white and colored. W: E.
| Bell. Alb
Wedding oatfits gotten up on short notice.
w. E. Bell. Alb (,
Cow peas cow peas supply limited call at
once and get what you need. w. Joel Smith
| & Son. 4-l3
You should try German millet as forage
nothing better. Seed for sale by w. Joel
Smith & Son. 4-13
We are Offering q choice lot OF cow peas,
price reasonable. Smith & Son. 4-l3
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SCHOOL TRUSTEES
Abbeville Countv.

TOWNSHIP 1T. L. Moore, j. N. King,
i Jno. Il. Moore.
TOWNSHIP &C. A. C. Waller, T. F. Riley,
J. +. Coleman.
=, ToTSsHIP &C. W. connor, W. J. Moore,
TOWNSHIP Al. w. Mattison, E. L. Wal
drop, NJ. Erwin.
TOWNSHIP ). Wesley Crawl ford, DR.. E. H.
Edwards. J. r. C. Dunn.
TOWNSHIP CT. l.. Haddon, b. II. Eakln,
w. f. Morrison.
Jas. l.. White. -
TOWNSHIP Sc. w. Watson, ]. NJ. Pruitt,
William Bentley.
TOWNSHIP ct. NJ. Jay, ]. D. Neel, NJ. D.,
w. e. Robinson.
TOWNSHIP lO.-J. L. Pressly, John Lyon.
\. X. Watson. =,
TowSsH1P ll.-W. A. Templeton, Jno. q.
Edwards, S. II. Cochran.
TOWNSHIP l2-J. II. Bell, NJ. D., John D.
Alewine, r. o. McAdams.
TOWNSHIP l3.-I. H. McCalla, j. w. Huck-
abee, j. b. Moseley.
Towxs!irp He. Calhoun. W. NJ. Taggart,
TowSsHip l5.-P. H. McCaslan, w. R. Pow
ell w. II. Mcbride.
TOWNSHIP l6-James Cothran, Jr., L. B.
Ramey, w. II. Britt.
Chm. Bd. Ex. A. {.
Jan. 20, 1856. Il Med. copy.
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THE SCHOOL MASTER ABROAD.
A Colored Brothers, Criticisms of tho
School Board.

We frequently receive communications
without the name Of the writer. While VIC
are always glad 10 receive all proper COM
municationS for the paper, the writer need
not expect us to publish them if the name ol
the author is withheld. This week we are in
receipt OF an anonymous communication,
criticising the action of the School Board In
awarding certificates. Judging from the gen.
eral tone of the letter the author Is negro
It seems that he intends to appeal from the
decision OF the School Board of Abbevillc
county to higher power. He says:
ut may be possible that the Negro diden't
make 1t, but he will not be convinced, until
going before the Thrown of God, and hear the
result of it there"
He closes thus:
"Are there any Justice, In Abbeville, for the
Negro?"
Ii the writer OF the communication above
referred to, received q certificate OF any grade
he should consider himself fortunate.
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NEW DOCTORS TAKE PRIZES.
DR.. Allen T.. Miller and DIR. Luther
Kennedy Receive Good Appoint.
Property.
Editor Press and Banner

Allen f. Miller, son OF DR.. J. L. Miller, Of
Due West, received the degree of NJ. D. from
the Jefferson Medical College, Of Philadel-
phIa, at their recent commencement There
were 5O4 students in attendance. Mr.. Miller
being the only one from South Carolina. A
few days after his graduation he received an
appointment as resident physician in one Of
securing this place DR.. Miller received infor.
nation that he was the successful applicant
for q similar position at Reading. Dr. Luther
Kennedy, son of Prof. ]. p. Kennedy, has also
received a hospital appointment on Black
wells Island. Abbeville expects much of
these young doctors who have entered the
practice under such favorable circumstances.
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AH fO Mexico.

Asour readers know, ex. President Roaul o.
the Central Railroad system, recently recelv
ed an appointment to the management OF O
railroad in Mexico at a salary of Sso,C0 year
and our people will remember that Mr. j.
Jones of this village held position under
him on the Ger trail Railroad system. letter
from him received here Yesterday: of date
Goodwater Ala, April l5, briefly states that
he is Off To Mexico, and the supposition Is
that he has received an appointment from
Mr.. Roaul. Mr.. Jones Is we'll known Is this
county, and has many friends here who Will
be glad to hear Of his future prosperity.
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The Press and Banner
Wednesday. April 20, 1887.
Communion Service and Union Meet

DR.. Lindsay conducted the spring commu
nion services for the Abhcv:lie PrcsOyteiiaI
church. commencing last Friday night. Ser
vices were held on saturday night, ana or
Sunday morning the sacrament of the LORD
Supper was Administered.
Sunday ni.ht the Union meeting was heio
In the Court House. DR.. Lindsay delivered q
sermon on temperance. without saying Q
word about prohibition, or indulging in tht
abuse of anybody. The religious services IN
the Court House from the beginning on Fri
day night, until the close on SUNDAY nl"ilt
were ofa very interesting nature. and larseaa
diences were present at each meeting. J.,
This series Of meetings was conducted oy
DR.. Linds at the request ol the pastor, III
Wilson, y o is now quite feeble.
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Sherif's Sale.

Thomas NJ. Christian against Mrs. Ina Mar
tin.-EXecution.
RY virtue of an Execution to me directed
u in the above stated case, I will sell 10 the
highest bidder at public auction within the
legal hoursIof sale, at Abbevilee Court House,
on Monday. the second day OF May, A. D.,
1887. all the right. title and interest of Mrs.
Ina II. Martin that Is subject to levy and sale
in the following described property, TO wit:
All that tract or parcel of land, situate, lying
and being In the County of Abbeville. South
Carolina, and known as the Martin Mill Tract,
and containing
Eleven Hundred and FIfty.Five
Acres,
more or less. and bounded by lands OF Mr..
E. a. Robertson, r. L. Williams and others.
Levied OH and to be sold as the property OF
Mrs, Ina II. Martin to satisfy the aforesaid
Execution and costs.
TermS-Cash.
]. F. C. DUPRE,
April I3, 1887. Sheriff A. G.
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ToIliup- its Own Funeral.

A good deal Of poetic sentiment has been
induIged in with reference to the belief that
the Presbyterian church bell tolled Its own own
We Thought mt the time of indulging in a lit
tie of this sort of sentiment ourself, but some
one spoild the stoIy by saying that negro
pulled the rope. Going ont to learn certalnly
ABOUT 1t, we found the negro who said he rang
the bell doing SO MS an experiment 10 soc
what progress the fire had made in destroying
the tower.
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J. ALTHEUS JOHNSON.
Form for Signatures.

We, the undersigned, do hereby subscribe to
the capital stock Of the Bordeaux Live Stock
and Improvement Company" corporation
formed under the laws of South Carolina and
doing business In the county Of Abbevillc in
said State. the amount we have placed oppo.
each and undertake to pay the same in land
rated at an advance of u per centum on the
its taxable value as assessed for the fiscal
situated In the township OF Bordeaux, or con.
tiguous to lands OF the company SO situated.
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Troy News.

TROY April 10, 1857.
Mr.. l.. c. Caldwell is lying very low from
tho effects Of measles.
Mr.. S. Q. Young Is also quite sick at his
home near Troy.
The outlook for the grain crop in the Troy
section is very gloomy at the present time.
Planting is progressing rapidly OF both corn
and cotton In this section. Cotton seed Is
very scarce and command q good price owin 6
to the long continued Winter.
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InnroYed Stables.

Messrs. .Wallingford &Russel. have thorough
" repaired and greatly improved their stable.
The number and size of the stalls have been
greatly increased. New corn and harness
rooms have been put up, and new noorlng
will be laid in every part Of the stable. This
Johnson and Contractor Thomas Jones.
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Dover.

Mrs. Elizabeth Dunn has applied TO the
Probate Judge for dover in the lands of her
husband VIM. Dunn.
The Probate Judge has appointed G. II.
Moore, Abbeville; a. J. Monroe, Joel ELLISON
Laurens: ]. f. Todd, Due West; j. II. Aus
tin, Honea Path. committee to set oil dover
in the case of Elizabeth Wilson against NJ.
Erwin.
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A fire at st. Augustine, Fla, destroyed
$3.50, 900 worth Of property, including SOW
eral of the finest buildings in the city.
The Aiken Bank opened on April 1st
for the transaction of business.
A prarie five in Dakota destroyed $780,
00U worth of property.
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Letter to DIR. Gilbert.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
FIRST COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,


WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March rs, 1887.
DR.. j. a. Gilbert, Bordeaur, s. c.:
MY DEAR SIR-On the 10Th instant, wrote
to Mr.. John Harmon telling him that had
Bordeaux neighborhood which at present was
1T n very low price, rs understood. could be
proftably used in the rearing Of sheep-thc
securing of a good dog, law being prelini-
nary step Of course to the stock Ing OF q farm
with sheppard and that the profit would
come in, not merely in the mutton and the
wool, but In the Improvement of the soil and
the enhanced market value which the land
could be made to command in q few years.
l also indicated to Mr.. Harmon my intcn-
ton OF undertaking to organize company to
put money into such an enterprise, If favora-
BILE arrangements could be made In the pur-
chase of the lands, &c. Since writing to him,
however. have seen n copy of the General
Incorporation Act Of December Ord last,
to hand at the time wrote 10 him.
Without waiting, therefore, for response
from Mr.. Harmon, | address you this com,
municatiOn-specinlly as you have good
deal of the land which l had thought of in
connection with the purpose herein mention
ell. refer more particularly to the Tennent
and Tullis lands lying along the ridge on both
sides of the public road and extending off to.
ward the railroad. The Rosenberg Hussy
land, including the old Crawford place, is in
the same category, as also much other land
might mention, which is not profitable at
present.
II this scheme of establishing q sheep farm
with It's adjuncts, through the medium of q
corporation, which shall be authorized not
merely TO rear sheep but to engage in such
other business as 1t may deem proper, com
mcnos itself to your judgment. how do you
think the plan would work of fixing a price
with reference to the present assessed value O
lana at which 1t may be taken into the com
pany and paid for in stock in other words
how about opening book at Bordeaux ant
taking subscriptions to the capital stock o
the corporation which shall be payable il
a NOR fN f,,lt tl,nt Ina,
suggest.
l think that much of the land In the Bor
deaux section. II turned into the stock of &
corporation of the kind suggest, would bc
is at present.
did not suggest this idea OF converting
land into corporation stock to Mr.. Harmon
because had not seen the General Incorpor
alton Act Of the State and did not know how
this idea might consnrt Herewith
Very respectfully,
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Marriage OF Two Excellent Young
People.

Miss Ettie Baker and Mr.. ]. B. Frank OF
Lowndesville, were married IueSday evening,
Anril l2 1857. 1t was the social icvent Of the
season. Both parties are highly respected
and greatly beloved by the people OF the COM
munity who were glad to congratulate ihe
happy young people Oh the auspicious union
of hearts and hands.
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A Railroad Train in q Tree Top.

Mr.. G. w. Syfan on the Abbeville Branch,
is noted for his caution with his train, hut
one day last week he ran into a tree top which
had been blown across the track just around
q curve. No great damage was done.
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Club Meeting.

The Abbcville Literary Club will meet next
Friday night at the house Of S. &. Cason, ESQ.
Mr. F. B. Gary will read an essay on the Ike
liglon and Philosophy OF Confucius.'
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What is the matter with brother Wilson, Of
the Press and Bunnerf We havn't seen any
thing from him lately about raising u mule
cot.-Chester Reporter.
Ephram is Joined to his idols, and we shall
let him along
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Returned A ftcr an Extended Journey.

MIR Marion Dundas son Of MIR. W. o.:
Dundas, OF Abbeville village, returned last
week, after having beenabSent from nome ior
n long time, perhaps a year. Since he left
home he journeyed much. From Massachu
setts he went to the Bahama Islands, the West
India Islands, and elsewhere.
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J. ALTHEUS JOHNSON AGITATEs THE IN
AUGURAT1oN OF AN IMPORTANT
INDUSTRY.
Letter to the Press and Banner..-Let-
ter to DIR. Gibert...Farm for Sigma
lures to Scheme which may
Work to Aiyant0ce.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
FIRST COMPTRoLLER'S OFFICE,

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, !
FIRST CoMPrRo1LER's OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 9, 1887.
Hugh wilson, Esq; Aboerute 8. c.:
Banner" has copied what said to q reporter
OF the Post In this city about low-priced
land. sheep culture, &C., IN South Carolina.
You VIII allow me 10 say that think there
Is q good deal of land in Abbeville county, ly'
ing in contiguous bodies now comparatively
them. which might be made valuable by con-
vcr;ing it into the stock of corporation or:
gauizcd for the purpose Of growing sheep an
such other livestock as might be desirable
The owners of the land could subscribe to the
capital stock Of the company and pay their
might be fixed with some reference TO the as
sessed value OF the land on the taX-books
which would seem to be fair toward the other
subscribers.
do not doubt but the money necessary for
such an enterprise could be obtained without
posed this plan of establishing sheep farm TO
a gentleman in the county who few years
AGO owned great deal of land which
thought might be used for this purpose, but
he has disposed of it by dividing 1t into small
tracts and selling on long time to colored ten
ants.
OF course preliminary step to such an en-
terpriSc would be the securing Of good dog
law and have had it in mind for some time
to examine the provisions of the various dog
| laws that have been made In the different
States and. after such examination, to frame
| a bill which / thought would best suit the
purpose and submit 1t to the several me nbcrs
| of our county delegation with the request that
| they give II their careful consideration with a
view TO securing proper and much-nceded
J. ALTHEUs JOHNSON.
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Fried Chicken.

Captain Perrin luxuriated last Sunday
morning on fried chickcn-home raised.